DSNY Driver Arrested in Fatal Brooklyn Pedestrian Crash

Sanitation Driver Arrested After Fatal Bensonhurst Pedestrian Crash

Timothy McVey, a 41-year-old Department of Sanitation driver from Staten Island, was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors after fatally striking a pedestrian in Brooklyn. The crash killed Siobhan Lynch, 30, on October 28 at the intersection of Cropsey Avenue and Bay Parkway in Bensonhurst.

McVey turned himself in at the 62nd Precinct station house on Wednesday. He faces charges of failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, both of which carry a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail. The charges come days after Lynch was laid to rest.

A Tragic Collision at a Dangerous Crossroads

The incident unfolded around 6:35 p.m. on October 28. Lynch was crossing Bay Parkway in Bath Beach with a green light. McVey, who was driving east on Cropsey Avenue, attempted to turn right onto the parkway and struck Lynch, who was described as petite—5 feet tall and 94 pounds. The impact threw her several feet into the roadway.

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“She was so petite. She was like 5 feet tall, 94 pounds, very thin, very frail, and she went flying,” Lynch’s mother said. “It just ravaged her body. She was hemorrhaging from the inside.”

Emergency services rushed Lynch to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead. McVey remained at the scene following the collision.

“I want this man in jail. You killed my sister. You took the only person that I have away from me.”

Lynch’s sister, Shannon, has vowed to ensure McVey faces full punishment. “I want this man in jail,” she told Streetsblog. “You killed my sister. You took the only person that I have away from me.” Shannon Lynch could not be reached for comment on Wednesday night.

The intersection of Cropsey and Bay Parkway is one of the worst in the city, sluicing impatient drivers on both of the wide, two-way roadways onto or from the Belt Parkway, itself one of the most dangerous highways in the city. City data shows that in 2025, there were 30 reported crashes at that intersection, injuring 21 people, including five pedestrians.

Since 2021, there have been at least 106 reported crashes at the crossroads, injuring 77 people in total. Three cyclists and 18 pedestrians were among those injured.

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What’s Next for McVey and the Lynch Family

The legal and professional consequences for McVey are now unfolding. A criminal conviction could result in him losing his commercial driver’s license, which could lead to his termination from the Sanitation Department. The Department will also conduct its own internal investigation, separate from the criminal case.

“Given the active nature of this case, I can’t offer additional comment beyond our statement that this is a terrible tragedy and that our thoughts are with the victim’s family,” Sanitation Department spokesman Joshua Goodman told Streetsblog.

McVey has worked for DSNY since 2022 and earned $53,187 last year, city records show. His arraignment in Brooklyn Criminal Court was pending as of Thursday.

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A GoFundMe page set up to help with Lynch’s funeral arrangements described her as a beloved daughter, aunt, and twin sister. Friends remembered her as a compassionate person who cared deeply for her family and her sister’s children. “A light of the purest kind was taken from us; there’s not a word in this world to truly describe that,” a friend, Jacqueline Mariano, wrote on the page.

The critical question that remains is why McVey did not yield to Lynch, who had the right of way. That answer is unclear and will be central to both the criminal investigation and the internal departmental review.